{"id":373679,"date":"2010-02-28T20:10:53","date_gmt":"2010-03-01T01:10:53","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/kempton.wordpress.com\/?p=10260"},"modified":"2010-02-28T20:10:53","modified_gmt":"2010-03-01T01:10:53","slug":"vancouver-2010-winter-olympics-coming-to-an-end","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/mereja.media\/index\/373679","title":{"rendered":"Vancouver 2010 Winter Olympics coming to an end"},"content":{"rendered":"

March 1 Update: CBC News “Vancouver cleans up from Olympic party<\/a><\/strong>“<\/p>\n

Feb 28, 2010 Update: More info re 2010 Winter Olympics closing ceremony<\/a><\/strong>. Toronto Star, “Rapture on Yonge St. as fans celebrate hockey gold<\/a><\/strong>“. A nice “summary video” by Stephen Brunt<\/a> of Globe and Mail (beautifully done).<\/p>\n

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It is with some sadness that I see Vancouver 2010 Winter Olympics coming to an end with the Closing ceremony starting in minutes. I have tagged a few entries with 2010 Olympics<\/a> and I won’t repeat what I wrote previously (the good and the bad).<\/p>\n

What I want to add is the sense of Canadians realizing whathas long been with us: When we put our HEART AND MINDS to it , we can do anything!<\/em><\/strong> (as a reader wrote in a comment)<\/p>\n

As I believe and wrote in 2008<\/a>,<\/p>\n

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“[…] we may not have the power of military might (like the U.S.)<\/em><\/strong> or power of money and foreign reserves (like China) <\/strong>but our encompassing diverse Canadian society gives us the power to understand, to mediate and most important of all, to appreciate others who are different from us.<\/em><\/strong> Our understanding and appreciation of others make us strong and vibrant while these skills also make us valuable in international trade and other business or non-business endeavours.”<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n

Canadians have a unique and powerful role in the world and it is up to us to be the best that we can be.<\/p>\n

I am so proud to be a Canadian!<\/strong><\/p>\n

\u2588 \u2665 \u2588 GO CANADA GO \u2588 \u2665 \u2588<\/p>\n

Filed under: 2010-Olympics<\/a>, Canada<\/a>, Love<\/a>, World<\/a>, World Affairs<\/a> \"\"<\/a> \"\"<\/a> \"\"<\/a> \"\"<\/a> \"\"<\/a> \"\"<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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